The Wingham Advance, 1912-08-22, Page 1The Wingham Advance.
40111 YEAR, NO. 51,
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
—Don't retail scandal, Dou't whole-
sale it, either, Better not deal in
it at all.
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—We have seen some "after-dinner"
speakers, who were like the moon at a
certain phase.
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--People that are bound to make a
spectacle of themselves are tolerably
sure to be seen through.
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—The latest thing in surgery is said
to be a steam saw for removing die -
eased portions of the liver. What
next?
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—The final result of the present
three cornered fight for the Presi-
dency of the United States, cannot be
predicted with any degree of certainty.
A political upheaval of the same
magnitude never occurred before. In
previous contests, certain States were
tolerably sure to go Republican ;
others were equally certain to go
Democrat. In the present instance,
the new party—"The Progressive,"
will alienate many voters from both
the old parties. As a rule, Third
parties have not been a success, but
the impetus and enthusiasm with
which the Progressive party bas been
launched, ie evidence that it has con-
siderable vitality. The editor of this
paper has a letter from a citizen of
the United States, arid in it, the
writer (who has always voted Re-
publican) states that he will give his
first Democratic vote, and will sup-
port Woodrow Wilson for President.
The reason given, is—that Wilson's
platform, conies the nearest to legis-
lation in the interests of the masses.
When , staunch Republicans thus
change their political affiliations, and
there are thousands of such cases, it is
evident that the contest will be
strenuous, perhaps bitter, and the
result so uncertain, that few will
attempt to predict it.
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—The United States Senate is being
severely criticized by the press of that
country for the passage of a Bill im-
posing tolls on ships of other countries
that may have occasion to use the
Panama canal. Some of our readers
inay not be aware that as far back as
18:10, an agreement was entered into
by Great Britain and the United
States regarding a canal proposed to
connect the Atlantic and the Pacific
ocean, This was called the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty. In 1888, this agree-
ment was superseded by another, call-
ed the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which
the United States Senate now openly
disregards, and does not even propose
to restore to Great Britain, the rights
she surrended to secure the Hay-
Pauncefote treaty. Here is the clause
of the treaty around which the in-
terest centres :—
"The canal shall be free and
open to the vessels of commerce
and of war of all nations observ-
ing these rules, on terms of entire
equality, so that there shall be no
discrimination against any such
nation, or its citizens or subjects,
in respect of the conditions or
charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Such conditions and charges shall
be just and equitable."
It seems passing strange, that the
Senate of the United States should
coolly resolve to break an agreement,
in face too, of a strong current of
opinion among the best of its own
people, and in face of the warnings
uttered by the leading newspapers of
their own country. It is however not
the first time that a United States
government has shown its utter dis-
regard of agreements made with other
notions.
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—All that many deserts require to
make them into fruitful fields, is
water—that is where the soil is good.
Many parts of California have been
transformed from barren wastes into
scenes of beauty and fruitfulness, and
broad acres are being reclaimed year-
ly. The C. P. Ws. irrigation scheme
in Alberta is another instance. Parts
of Egypt under British control may
also be cited. Some years ako, the
editor of this paper stated that he be-
lieved the time would come when
Lost Another Finger.
Mr. S. Young lost one of his flngers
recently, which hap left him with a
very sore hand. Ile was shoeing a
horse, when be slipped, and his hand
carne under the horse's foot, which
came down Oh top of his hand and the
cork of the shoe cut the finger clean
off. This misfortune is worse in Mr.
Young's case, as he previously suffer-
ed the loss of two fingers in an acci-
dent while running a tnachine,
The Fall Fairs.
Toronto Aug. 2t -Sept 9
London. September 0.144
Exeter Sept. 16.17
Goderich Sept. 16, 17, 18
Zurich Sept, 18-19
Blyth October 1-2
Brussels October 3 4
Fordwich October 5
Seaforth September 19 20
WINGLIAM Sept. 26.27
See page 2, for complete list.
The Limit Reached.
"I thought that in the 15 years of
my practice of medicine," said a phy-
sician, "I had answered almost every
possible foolish question, but a new
one was sprung on me recently. A
young man came in with an inflamed
eye, for which I prescribed liniment --
to be dropped into the eye three times
a day. He left the surgery, but re-
turned in a few minutes, poked his
head in the doorway and asked :—
"Shall I drop this in the eye before
meals or after 2"
Well Caved In.
Mr. E. Lavis of Clinton met with
what might have been a very serious
accident on Friday last. While dig-
ging a well at the Methodist Parson-
age at Benmiller, it caved in and
covered him up to the chest. It was
three hours before he was . removed
from the well. By this time he was
quite exhausted and was not able to
be taken home until the next day,
but at present he is improving nicely.
The injured man is an uncle of Mr.
Lavis of Wingham.
Killed By Tree Falling.
Mr. William Mitchell of Turnberry,
received the sad news of the death of
his cousin, James Higgins, of Detroit,
Last Thursday while standing on the
street conversing with some friends,
he was fatally injured by the felling
of a tree by the Park commissioners.
He was a son of the late Wm. Higgins
of Clinton and brother of Mrs. J. T.
Currie of East Wawanosh, where he
spent his boyhood days. When a
young man be was an apprentice in
the Clinton New Era office. His re-
mains were brought to Clinton for
burial in the family plot, Aug. 13th.
Improvements Commenced.
Improvements are being made on
the Queen's Hotel. The roof on the
part next to the Macdonald block has
been raised to the level of the other
part of the building and this will give
a number of - d tipnal"srooms, that
are often re . ired. Wm. Deyell and
his men, a sisted by Wm. Rintoul'e
staff, did ome quick wort on Fri-
day, whe they removed the of
roof, and hawing made -the necesss ry
changes, replaced the rafters, reedy
for sheeting and shingling. The work
was well and quickly done, and quite
a number of spectators watched the
men at work. Mr. Deyell is re -shing-
ling the whole building.
Cow Swallowed Snake.
The Durham Review reports the
following strange occurrence :--Mr.
John McAuliffe, upper town, Durham,
lost a valuable young cow last week
under most extraordinary circum-
stances, She was noticed ill for two
days and in spite of remedies died
from what struck them as the result
of having eaten some poisonous thing.
They opened the animal and were
amazed to find in the stomach a live
snake which bad eaten the linings of
the stomach, causing what must have
been excruciating pain. Whether it
got there in drinking or among grass
cannot be known, The cow was a
splendid milker and her death quite a
loss.
much of the Great Sahara desert
would be fruitful, but he found few to
agree with him. The editor based his
belief on several passages of Holy
Writ, as yet unfulfilled. Now there
are indications of a change. The
Scientific American of August 10, has
the following :—
A sensation was recently caused in
Paris by the daring proposal of Prof.
Etcbegoyen, a distinguished scientist,
who declares that France ought to
lose no time in converting the vast
desert of Sahara into an inland sea.
He claims that, since "about a quarter
of the whole desert area lies below sea
level, the construction of a canal some
fifty miles long through the higherhex
land of the north African coaat would
immediately create a Sahara Sea equal
in size to about half the extent of the
Mediterranean." This canal, he states
would present no great mechanical
difficulties because the coast land is
composed of
and soft rock for-
mations. The consequences of such
engineering, he declares, would be
gigantic, All the arid regions now
surrounding the desert and those
l
arta of the Sahara
which are
above bove
the level of the ocean would be render-
ed ae fertile as Europe, nce the
sent sterile condition Is due to rio
fault of the soil but is caused solely by
'reek of water. ter. .'lt Ilona un
Millions ofh fan
beings could then support themselves
in comfort, who now lead a Miserable
existence on the verge of starvation,
WINGHAM, ONT., niuESDAY, AUGUST 22,
A Labor.Saviug Hen.
The Teeswater News reports that a
hen belonging to Mr, Hasenflug, a
merchant of that village, positively
declines to lay in an ordinary nest,
but hastens to a crate and deposits her
egg delivered and packed for ship-
ment—eh ?
Bank Changes.
Several changes took place in the
Bank of Hamilton this week, Mr,
Geo. Gregory removes from Blyth,
and after his vacation will go to the
Winnipeg branch. Mr. Sturt, ac-
countant of Wingham branch, is ad-
vanced to Manager at Blyth. Mr.
Telfer takes Mr. Sturt's place, and Mr,
Howe succeeds Mr. Telfer, These
young then are congratulated on their
promotion,
Shipping Grain and Hay.
Tipling & Mills have handled a lot
of grain and hay this spring and
summer. They have bought, pressed
and shipped 164 cars of hay, averaging
eleven tons to the carload ; they have
also bought and shipped three cars of
barley and two of pease. Besides this,
they have bought and sold to the
farmers of this vicinity for feed pur-
poses, 4800 bushels of corn, 3000 bush-
els wheat, and 9300 bushels of oats.
Ile Was Outside.
A citizen of a certain town (not to
be mentioned) was out for an evening
with friends and on returning, he
found the house locked, so he decided
to sleep outside. In the morning, on
getting up, his wife opened the bed-
roozn window to air the room. Not
having quite recovered from the fun
of the preceding evening, the citizen.
yelled --"Shut that window, do you
want me to catch my death of cold ?"
Dragged By Cow.
On Thursday, August 15th, while
leading a cow with a rope, Con. Riley,
a farmer near Kingsbridge, met with
an accident which might have been
much worse. The cow became fright-
ened in some manner and started to
run, and before Riley knew it, he was
entangled in the rope. Losing control
of the animal he was dragged some
distance, breaking his ankle. When
this happened the rope seemed to
clear itself. Mr. Riley will be laid
up for some time.
The Reason. Why.
"Saturday Morning" published in
Barrie, has this to say :—The mail
order houses, insane speculation, and
the trek to the "West are the three
great influences which are sapping the
life out of the rural sections of On-
tario. But there will be a reaction
some time, The rural population will
wake up some day to the conclusion
that it is about time these things
should stop, The prosperous villages
and towns that used to cover the
province are gradually falling by the
wayside, simply because the rural
population ulation has
been n s g
endin the
money that should go to support these
towns away to the city to let the
big moguls of the mail order houses
buy steam yachts and endow hospi.
tale. Wouldn't it be fairer if this
moneyp was kept t
at home and die
.
tributed amongst the numerous busi-
nese plaoes which indirectly support
the schools, the churches, the libraries
and other institutions that make life
in the , ,e
rural sections More oze leasant
p r
more especially when the local meta
chanta .. -
C n, in nine cases out of ten,
meet the
competition of the mail
ordehouse",
..-. . ..
r it ous_err, and can frequently do
better P
Our Fall Fair.
Arrangements are being completed
for the Fall Fair. As usual, a con-
cert will be held on the evening of the
second day, for which the following
excellent talent has been secured :—
Bruce M. Pearson, concert tenor and
Impersonator ; Donald. C. McGregor,
Baritone the old-time comic singer
and favorite, Jimmy Fax, and others.
Further announcements later. Date
of the Fair September 26, 27. Get
your exhibits ready, and plan to
spend those days in Wingham.
Valuables Missing.
O i Saturday last, Mrs. Doyle of the
N ',Lionel Hotel found a drawer in
her room broken open, and a box
containing a number of valuable rings
and other jewelry, coins, souvenirs,
etc , missing. Later, the box was
found in the bath -room, The missing
goods are reported to be worth !ter -
al
ver -
al hundred dollars. Suspicion fell
upon a young jean, who boarded
there, and be Was arrested on Sat-
urday, On Monday, as no ,evidence
could be producedto warrant de-
taining him longer, he was allowed
to go.
Bible Class At Home.
Mr. J. H. Linklater of Turnberry
was "At Home" with the members of
his Bible Class, at his residence, Maple
Lodge, Farm, on Saturday evening.
It took the form of a farewell to Miss
Edna Dickson, who is leaving for the
coast this week. The evening was
spent in social conversation, music,
games, etc, The choir gave a few
selections that were appreciated.
Lunch was served in the usual good
style of the hostess. During the even-
ing, Mr. Linklater gave his class a
very pleasant surprise by presenting
each with a pretty souvenir. The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed, and
all retired to their homes, grateful
to Mr. and Mrs. Linklater for their
kindness and hospitality.
Death Of Miss Cummings.
Citizens of Wingham were startled
on Monday morning to hear of the
unexpected death of Mies Jessie Cum-
mings, for seven years, the capable
saleslady in Mr, Geo. Mason's store.
For some time past, she had not been
in the bust of health, and was taking a
rest, About a week ago, it was decid-
ed to take her to the hospital, and
quite suddenly on Monday morning,
she . r expired. Organic heart trouble
p g
was the cause of her death. Miss
Cummings was a highly esteemed
young lady, and a faithful member of
St, Andrew's Church, attentive to the
interests of the Chureh and a valued
worker in the Sunday School and
Guild. '[ler mother and father passed
away x'' gsome ears ago, but there re-
main
main two sisters, Mrs. Stewart of
f.ttoknow, and Miss Elizabeth, one of
the t s W .. t i Public
eacher in Wtn h in to
g
81%00 10 also one brother, ,Tames, of
Toronto. The funeral took place on
Wednesday feorn the residence of Mr.
.Densmore, Victoria St. Miss Cum.
ming'e age was 117,
MINIIIIMINNOMM,.,..
Good Advice.
"Work a little, sing a little,
Whistle and be gay,
Read a little, play a little
Don't forget to pray,
Be n bit of merry sunshine
All the blessed way,"
Bowling Tournament.
Wingham Bowling Tournament
opens next Monday. About thirty
rinks are expected, and as usual in
Wingham, the visiting Bowlers, are
expecting an enjoyable time, If the
weather was a little more summer-
like, the local Bowlers would find no
fault. The prizes may be seen in the
window of Walker's furniture store.
Why Barns Are Struck.
A writer in Rural New York, in dis-
cussing the causes of lightning strik-
ing barns, says that a vacant barn is
seldom struck by lightning, but a
barn full of hot hay is often struck,
His theory is that the heat rising from
the barn full of new hay or grain
makes the air light and offers a chan-
nel for the lightning to travel in, Dust
tiarticles, a current of moist air, or a
current of hot air will afford such a
channel. Moral — Throw open the
barn doors so that the air inside and
outside the barn may be uniform.
Mrs. Taylor Deceased.
Another of the early settlers of
East Wawanosh passed away on
Thursday last, in the person of Mrs.
John Taylor of Zetland. She came
with her husband over fifty years ago,
from near Hamilton, and settled in
East Wawanosh, where they toiled
hard in making a comfortable home
for themselves. Mr. Taylor died a
few years ago. There were five
daughters, Mrs. McCandless of the
West, Mrs. Tees, Mrs. Fralick and
Mrs. W. J. Gray of Wingham, and
Misses Fanny and Lily at home. There
are also two sons, John of London,
formerly of Wingham, and Robert of
Morris. Mrs. Taylor was in her 85th
year, She was a member of the
Anglican Church, and the funeral will
take place on Thursday to Wingham
cemetery.
Thieving Reported.
There have been a number of cases
of thieving reported recently. In
some cases, household goods have
been taken from verandahs, and in
others, homes have been entered, ran-
sacked and money taken. So far, the
guilty have escaped detections, but
there is always an end to such a
course. As a rule, the petty thief
grows emboldened by small successes,
and then is caught. The police are on
the watch, and citizens would do well
to be on their guard. Among those,
whose homes are said to have been
recently entered in their absence and
small sums of money taken, are—
Ernest Simmons, J. A. Mills and P.
Jenkins. A wise plan would be for
the guilty to cease dishonest practices,
and leave the property of others alone.
A term in prison or penitentiary is
not a pleasant prospect.
APPLES WANTED.—The Evaporator
will be open on Saturday and Monday
next, to receive apples. Grain bags
will be used as the standard for the
season.—WINGHAM EVAPORATOR,
A Pioneer Gone.
On Saturday last, in his 78th year
there passed to his reward another
of the early settlers of this district,
Mr. John Hardie of Turnberry, He
was born in Roxboroshire, Scotland,
in 1834, emigrated to the United States
in 1856, and three years later removed
to Clyde, Ontario. In 1863, he pur-
chased north half of lot 25, eon. 1,
Oulross, and in 1867 removed to Turn -
berry, where he resided until hie
death. Besides his sorrowing partner,
he leaves four sons, John B., Andrew,
Thos. T. alt of Turnberry and Fred,
of Oulross; there are also.four daugh-
ters, Mrs. D, Murchison of Turnberry,
Mrs. A. Simpson of Culrose, Mrs. W.
0. Homuth of Turnberry, and Miss
Lizzie of Culross. Mr. Hardie was a
man of excellent character, respected
in the community in which he lived so
many years. He was a member of the
Presbyterian Church, and in political
matters a Liberal. The funeral took
place on Monday, and was attended
by the I. O. O. F. with which order he
had been identified for thirty years.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By H. S. Reporter)
The High School classes will re-
open on Sept. 3rd. It is urged that
all pupils be present on the opening
day.
The examination standard for III B
Supplementals will be 40 % on each
and 50 % on the total.
The Jun. Matriculation certificates
and statements will be issued this
week by the Department of Educe-
tion.
In the list of students,who were
successful at the NormaSchools or
Universities!, we omitted the names of
Miss Lizzie McKee (Normal) and Will.
Hieeox (Toronto University')
u is are advised notto ..
All i a i
pupils buy
any booke for use next term, without
first consulting the teachers.
A large Fourth Form is expected
and both Part >` and Part II will be
taken up,
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Personals
Mise Viola Isard is visiting in Tees -
water,
Ed. Small of St, Catharines is home
on hie holidays.
Harold Buchanan came home from
the West last week.
Tom, McDonald was in town for a
few days this week.
Mrs, Barnes of Welland is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Cody.
Will. Armour of London spent a
few clays this week in town.
Miss Jean McTavish of Ripley is
visiting Miss Huston of town.
Messrs V. R. and Charles VanNor-
than are home from the West.
Miss 0. A. Rutledge has returned
from visiting friends in Michigan.
Mrs. T. Hall and daughter Ethel
are visiting relatives in Owen Sound.
Mrs. Homuth returned last week to
her duties at Whitby Ladies' College.
Miss Amelia Agnew of Philadelphia
is visiting her parents in Lower Wing -
ham.
Miss Carrie Hingston of Brussels is
visiting her brother, Mr. Hingston of
to wn.
Miss Helen Wallace of Hamilton
is' visiting her sister, Miss Wallace at
the rectory.
Miss Vera Friend from Elmwood is
visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. Boulden.
Principal J. C. Smith of the High
School, left on Monday to visithis
parents in Kingston,
Rev. and 'Mrs. Malcolm of Detroit
are visiting Mr. and Mrs, Coventry,
Mrs. Malcolm's parents.
Mrs. Bloomfield and- Russel have
returned after a week's holiday visit-
ing friends around Tara.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds Balzar of
Buffalo have been guests this week
at Mr, and Mrs. Roderus.
Miss Marguerite VanStone of South-
ampton is visiting at the home of her
uncle, Mr, W. F. VanStone.
Miss Lyla Burns of Palmerston is
spending a few weeks with her
cousin, Mrs, C. R. Copeland.
Mrs. H. D. Woods of St. Helens
spent a few days this week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L, Jobb.
Mrs. E. Lundy of Blyth returned
on Saturday after a months's visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roderus,
J. 0. Templin, editor of the Fergus
News -Record, has been ordered to
take a rest, hence will issue no paper
this week.
Mrs. C. I3. Simpson and baby and
Miss Margaret Forbes, all of Winni-
peg, are visiting their father, Mr.
Thos. Forbes.
Mrs. King, Miss Margaret King and
Willie of Niagara Falls, N. Y., were
guests of Miss Rosie Brown for a few
days last week.
Mr. IL B. Robinson of Aberdeen,
Sask„ visited friends in town this
week. He was formerly in the Bank
of Hamilton here.
Mr. Harry Beemer of Toronto has
been visiting his parents in town,
Harry has been on the construction
department of the G. T. P.
Mr. W. J, Fleuty and sons Harry
and Byrnes, of Oakville, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with the former'e
mother and sisters, in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Gerry, also Mr,
and Mrs. W. H, Kerr of Brussels carne
over in. Mr. Gerry's auto on Friday
instead of going to Kincardine.
Mr. Geo, Mason spent Sunday at
Bayfield. His daughter, Mrs. Robt.
Beattie, who has been spending a
short time there, returned with him.
Miss Edna and Mr, Ernest Fairfield
of Vancouver, B. C., and Master
Fred. Saint of Wallaceburg are guests
of their uncle, W. D. Pringle, this
week.
Mr. Arthur Spotton Principal of
Lindsay and Barrie Business College
(formerly of Wingham) is spending
his vacation at his home on the sixth
concession of Howick.
Me. and Mre. 1+'. G, Sparling spent
Sunday in Seaforth with their old
friend, Mr. James McMichael ("the
wee Bools",) Mr, McMichael is 90
years of age, and still an enthusiastic
Bowler.
Mrs. Patterson of Erin, Mr. and
Mrs. Robb. Patterson of Kincardine,
Misses Pearl and Fayntond Patterson
and Miss Hunter, ales of Kincardine
were guests this week at W. G. Pat-
tersott's.
Mrs. A, Elliott and Mrs, D. F.
1 Stephens and two children of Bethel,
Connecticut,are guests
at W. 13
,
Elliott's, Frances St. The lady first-
mentioned is Mr. Elliott's mother, the
other his sister.
Mr, and Mrs. H. Davis are
enter-
taining -
tat tog the followspg -Mrs.Dr.
Campbell of Missouri, Mrs, Chester
Davis and son, Toronto, Mrs. Peake
and children of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Davis, of New York.
Miss Pettri McPherson su
seeds MISRe
\' iola Davidson as teacher of Brussels
Continuation Class, Mies Davidson
and has
wasformerlyof Wingham,a
t staff at
dposition on the accepts a p iti
Peterborough Collegiate Institute,
Geo, M. James returned from the
West for a few days. He came with
his brother, John, who we are sorry
to hear has not been enjoying good
health recently, and on the advice of
a physician, returned east, It is hop-
ed that the change will prove bene-
ficial,
Mr. and Mrs. Jos, J. Kerr of East
Wawanosh are entertaining the fol-
lowing ;—Mr. William Kerr and wife
of Marlette, Mich,, Mrs, Elizabeth
Kerr Wilkins of Tillsbury, Ont., Mr.
Geo, Board and wife, Sarah Kerr
Board, Mrs. Martha Kerr Clark of
Hartford, Conn„ and Anna L. Clark
Df the same place.
Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Beemer spent
Sunday with Mr. 13eemer's parents in
Wingham. Fergus is station agent
at Swastika, on the Timiscaming Sl
Northern Railway, and is now on his
holidays. While here, they were
called to Blenheim by a telegram an-
nouncing the serious illness of Mrs.
Beemei's sister, at Blenheim.
%uual ¶tees
Wear Greer's Shoes and Rubbers.
Read Willis & Co.'s advt. on page 8.
There will be a sale of furniture at
the auction rooms, Saturday, August
31st, at 2 p. m,
To remove fresh paint from the floor
cover with vinegar at once and wipe
off with a soft cloth.
, J. T. Holmes of Whitechurch is
offering his hardware business for
sale ; see advt, page 8,
Mrs..Herdsman has had a furnace
and bath -room appliances installed in
her residence, Shuter street.
Electric power on the farm prom-
ises sooner or later to be the real solu-
tion of the farm help problem.
An eastern man tried to end his life
with a corkscrew. Instead of merely
sticking to the stuff inside the bottle.
Mr. David Lougheed has been ap-
pointed Dominion immigration agent
for Wingham and the surrounding
country.
Among the unclaimed balances in
the Dominion Bank is $13,40 for Bad
Throat School District, Bad Throat
postofftce,
PIANO FOR SALE—Cheap. Apply to
P. Fisher, postmaster.
John Lyons of Markdale, 93 years
of age, has not missed a 12th of
July celebration since he joined the
Order 70 years ago.
J. C. Fairley of London, Ont., and
his family, narrowly escaped death by
eating salad made from cabbage that
had been sprayed with Paris green.
Miss Sparling, A. T. C. M. Classes
in Piano, Theory and Fletcher Method
open Sept. lst, Arrangements made
for lessons any time on or before that
date.
WANTED,—A good, smart boy, for
driving delivery rig, and helping in
the store,—Apply to Wm. Bone,
A writ has been issued on behalf
of nine Guelph members of the An-
cient Order of United Workmen in
relation to the proposed increase in
the fee charges,
The Advance called at Mr. Gurney's
Glove Works on Saturday and Mr.
Hayden's Laundry. Both are well
I pleased with their electric motors and
the power furnished.
A, Vosberg, a St. Thomas clerk,
was presented with a .mushroom for
his breakfast last Thursday. It was a
monster mushroom, grown near Fin-•
gal and measured seven inches in
diameter each way, and 22 inches in
circumference.
In Owen Sound one night recently,
a skunk caused some excitement. Orte
One citizen fired six shots at it, but
failed to hit. The skunk only fired
one shot, and every citizen, who put
his head out of the bedroom window,
got the benefit of the discharge.
Messrs. Schaefer & Morrison will
complete their work of painting this
week at the High School, and Care-
taker Kerr is following them closely
with the cleaning, so that by Septem-
ber 1st, the School will be in excellent
conditionlor the re -opening.
A report from Clinton states
that the dead body of Mrs. W. J.
Nelson was found on the street in
that town on Friday last. She bad
been missing for several hours, having
gone out before supper in order to
get the evening mail. Mrs. Nelson
had previously been in good health.
ralRTL(S.
Ring, ---In Culross, on August 12th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Geo, King a daughter.
Hicks. ---In Wftapham, August 17th, to
Mr, and Mrs. HE
F. Hicks, a (laughs
h
ter,
Finlay. --In Turnberry, Augnst 18th,
to Mr, and Mrs. Alan, Finlay, a
daughter.
DEATHS.
r
August 1 � tll
Hardie—In Tui nber y, ,
John Hardie, in his 78th year.
Cummings — ;fn Wingham, August
29th, Miss Jesete Cummings, (laugh-
ter of the late J. 13, Cummings.
Smith,—In Wingbam, on Wednesday,
MaryJane ife of
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AWatson,,
Ang,.
a•
oflu v.ule, in her
Jos, M. Smith i3 e ,
58th
year.
Taylor—In East Wawanosh,
Tuesday
August 20, Eliza M. Taggart, relict
of the late John Taylor, in her
5th year.
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$1,60 TO SUBSCRIBERS IN U. S.
r-"%.'%ebutcb `Hews
Mr, Buchanan of near London will
conduct the services in St, Paul's
Church next Sunday.
The meeting of the Huron Presby-
tery will take place on Thursday,
August 22nd, when the call of St,
Andrew's Church, Blyth, to Rev, Mr.
Turner will be considered,
The meetings of the Salvation Army
August 2lth and 25th will be conduct-
ed by Capt. Ernest Pugmire, Euphon.
Mtn soloist of the Staff Band, Toron-
to. Services at 11 a, m„ 3 p, m,
and 7 p. m.
A correspondent of the London Free
Press reports that the Quarterly
Board of Wesley Church, Clinton, has
invited Rev, Dr. Rutledge of Wing -
ham to become their pastor at the
end of the present Conference year.
The Salvation Army Corps received
word on Tuesday evening of the death
of the venerable General Booth. Next
Sunday, the services in the local corps
will be of a memorial character. The
General leaves the record of a long,
consecrated and useful life. No parti-
culars are available at time of writing.
There was a large congregation at
the Methodist Church last Sunday
evening. The choir was out in full
force of thirty members, The music
was appropriate, and as usual, well
rendered. Mr. Hill is a good leader,
and the work performed by the choir
is much appreciated by the congre-
gation.
The Clinton News -Record says :—
Rev. C. E. Jeakins (formerly of Wing -
ham) has received an invitation to
become rector of Holy Trinity church,
Winnipeg, one of the most progressive
of the Anglican parishes in that city,
The invitation is a very tempting one,
but Mr. Deakins has declined it, pre-
ferring to remain in Clinton to con-
tinue the good work he has been
accomplishing as rector of St. Paul's
church. His decision has been receiv-
ed with much gratification, not only
by his own people but by the whole
town, for he certainly has won an
exalted place in the esteem of the
citizens of Clinton.
IT NEEDS YOUR HELP.
Do you wish the world were better ?
Let me tell you what to do :
Set a watch upon your actions,
Keep them always straight and true;
Rid your mind of selfish motives ;
Let your thoughts be clean and high
You can make a little Eden
Of the sphere you occupy.
Do you wish. the world were wiser ?
Well, suppose you make a start,
By accumulating wisdow
In the scrap -book of your heart ;
Do not waste one page on folly ;
Live to learn, and learn to live
If you want to give men knowledge
You must get it ere you give.
Do you wish the world were happy ?
Then remember day by day
Just to scatter seeds of kindness
As you pass along the way ;
For the pleasure of the many
May be oftimes traced to one,
As the hand that plants an acorn
Shelters armies from the sun,
—Elia Wheeler Wilcox,
A POPULAR SCHOOL.
Ib is freely admitted that among
the nigh Grade Commercial Schools
of Canada, the Wingham Business
College stands in the forefront, In
point of attendance this college is
only exceeded by three or four in
Ontario, It is affiliated with the
Commercial Educators' Association of
Canada, and its management last
year, trained and placed in excellent
positions, over two thousand young
people thus making theta the largest
trainers in Canada.
A few months ago Mr. Spotton
visited Business Colleges in Detroit,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Syra-
cuse, New Yolk incl Boston ; and with
the knowledge of 13usiness Science
gained from his tonr, he promises the
most modern training that can be
procured,
Thousands of ambitious young
people are studying entirely at home
by ,neons of the Home Statcly Depart -
mem, while they follow their regular
work ; others are studying partly at
home and will fini,h at College. The
Wingham Business College guarantees
positions. Last year the demand for
its graduates was many times the
supply. All interested in bettering
their condition should write, call, or
phone for. partiaulays. This institu-
tion re -opens Sept. 2nd and 3rd.
WINGa1AM MARKETS.
Wheat'—(new) 00. to 900,
Oats -46 to 16 stay
Barley -75 to 80 eta,
Peas—$1 00 to $1 10
Ilav—$12.00 to $13.00 a ton,
Butter ----21) to 22 cte,
Egge— 23 to 24 cts.
Potatoes—(new) 25o per peck,
Live Hoes—$8 15.
Wool -l9 to 20 etc.
For full Toronto snarket reports see
page 1,
MISS SPARLTA"G
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Method, Simplex and Kindergarten.
Pupils prepared in Piano and Theory
for Conservatory y examinations.
CLASSES OPEN' SEPT. 1st,
STUDIO, MIN 'IB ST,
MONEY SAVING
SOAP BARGAINS
Reg. 5e Soap, 3 cakes for 10c
Pure Castile Soap
3 cakes for 10c
Olive Oil & Cucumber Soap
3 cakes for 10c
Lettuce and Oatmeal Soap
3 cakes for 10c
INTERNATIONAL
FLY WAV
KEEPS THE FLIES OFF
COWS AND STOCK
PREVENTS DISEASE
MAKES YOU MONEY
50 CTS. A QUART TIN
$1.50 A GALLON TIN
EVERY CAN GUARANTEED
OR MONEY REFUNDED
J. W. McKibbon
Druggist & Optician
The Rexall Store
We Fit Glasses that give
Satisfaction.
Our $2.50 Shoes
Two Fifty will buy a good pair
of Women's Shoes, if the Shoes
are bought here.
We show the best Shoe values
at this price, that it is possible to
secure.
Leathers of Patent Colt,
Velour and Gun Metal Calf.
Button, Lace or Blucher cut.
The same lasts as the higher
priced shoes.
Every size and width, that
is made.
This shoe store is always able
to show the beet Shoe value at
any price.
SEE US FOR TRUNKS
AND VALISES
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SOLE AGENT
CALL 'PHONE 52
FOR
BEST PRICES
Print or Roll Batter
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Strictly Fresh Eggs
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